Arsequake
 

Let's hear it for the bands that Melody Maker decided were part of a dodgy "movement" that they christened Arsequake.

For some reason, as movements go, it's totally neglected. Everyone's too busy shoegazing. I can remember that World Domination Enterprises got roped in, along with the Buttholes. But who else was in there? Remind me please, as my memory is failing.

Never heard of it.

But I have never heard of Shoegaze until recently either.
In the 90's , MBV and Ride were labeled "noisy-pop".

My googling has eventually yielded something:

http://ill-conceived.blogspot.com/20...-beset-on.html

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/arc.../t-247696.html

I knew it wasn't my imagination!

Man , sometimes it takes years for a label to become "official".
( that means more official than the previously official label )

Uh, Terminal Cheesecake I think were in with that lot, I recall...

arsequake is the same thing as pigfuck isn't it?

Yeah, pretty much so, T&B, but the emphasis on more bass-heavy groups.

i prefer pigfuck because the name sounds more awesome

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yj4LnfkdJDM
(maybe not work safe)

I kind of think of pigfuck being a proto-grunge thing, and arsequake as being less of a rock thing and more a continuation of post-punk. Although I guess that Butthole Surfers' position as being the most quaking of arsequakers would go contrary to that.

Possibly arsequake was by drug users and pigfuck by drinkers?

pigfuck & arsequake = killdozer, drunks with guns, scratch acid, big black, butthole surfers, sonic youth (80s only) etc.

arsequake, wasn't that the stud brothers who came up with the term. Was popular for about a year - '88 ish, when Blast First was in its pomp?

How about adding young gods to the list.